Full Circle

Julie Chen is a preeminent American book artist. In 1987, while still a student, she founded Flying Fish Press in Berkeley, and through it has explored the limits of the book form, pushing past the codex to boxes, volvelles, sliding screens, folding shapes, and much more. Chen describes Full Circle as “a powerful exploration into the cycles of faith and belief from the first moments of obsession through the experience of deepest doubts, and ultimately passing through the place of peace where the mind and heart are (re)united before the endless cycle starts again.” Chen’s interactive piece—the internal wheel can be turned—also highlights the inherent humor of this process.